Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
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Edition 12 (2016) Winner
Clare Mackintosh
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Clare Mackintosh
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Bristol
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- Bristol, UK → Chipping Norton, UK → Oxfordshire, UK → Bala, Wales
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Former police officer
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Affiliations
- Founder and former trustee of Chipping Norton Literary Festival
- Memberships
- Patron of the Silver Star Society
- Nominations
- British Book Awards Crime & Thriller Book of the Year (shortlisted)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Holloway, University of London | — | French and Management | — | — | United Kingdom |
Royal Holloway, University of London
French and Management
Country:
United Kingdom
Spent a year in Paris as a bilingual secretary
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year | I Let You Go | Crime Novel of the Year | Harrogate International Festivals | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Cognac Prix du Polar | I Let You Go (French translation) | Best International Novel | Festival Polar de Cognac | 受賞 |
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
2016
Work:
I Let You Go
Category:
Crime Novel of the Year
Organization:
Harrogate International Festivals
Result:
受賞
Cognac Prix du Polar
2016
Work:
I Let You Go (French translation)
Category:
Best International Novel
Organization:
Festival Polar de Cognac
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Let You Go
2014 Crime FictionA mother flees after a hit-and-run accident that kills her son, weaving a psychological thriller.
LossGuiltSecrets
Translations
- Published in over 40 languages
Bibliography
- I Let You Go (2014), I See You (2016), Let Me Lie (2018), A Cotswold Family Life (2019), After the End (2019), The Understudy (2019), The Donor (2020), Hostage (2021), The Last Party (2022), A Game of Lies (2023), I Promise it Won't Always Hurt Like This (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychological thrillersSuspenseAuthentic police procedural elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Family lossGriefRevealed secrets
Legacy
British bestselling author of psychological crime novels, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide, drawing on her police experience.
Trivia
- Gave birth to premature twins in 2006; one son died from meningitis
- Founder of Chipping Norton Literary Festival
- Judge for the Costa Book Awards First Novel category in 2019